Fsutil hardlink command in Windows

Applies to : Windows Server (Semi-Annual Channel), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012. Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7.

The Fsutil hardlink command creates a hard link between an existing file and a new file.

Syntax command Fsutil hardlink

 fsutil hardlink create fsutil hardlink list 

Parameters

Parameters Description Description Set up a hard NTFS link between an existing file and a new file. (Hard link NTFS is similar to hard link POSIX). Specify the file you want to create hard links to. Specify the file you want to create a hard link from. list

List the hard links for Filename .

This parameter applies to: Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.

Note

Hard link is a directory entry entry for a file. Each file can be considered to have at least one hard link. On NTFS drives, each file can have multiple hard links, so a file may appear in multiple directories (or even in the same folder with different names). Since all links refer to the same file, programs can open any link and modify the file as needed. A file was deleted from the file system only after all links to it were deleted. After you create a hard link, programs can use it like any other file name.

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